Punishment / Class 3 Student Beaten Mercilessly For Forgetting Notebook, Hospitalised
Key Points
- A Class 3 student in Simanbadi, Kandhamal, was brutally beaten by his mathematics teacher for forgetting a notebook, leaving him seriously injured.
- The child developed fever and was hospitalised after initial treatment at Simanbadi Health Centre, with visible injury marks noticed by his grandmother.
- Parents and locals condemned the act, questioning how such corporal punishment persists despite schools being declared “punishment-free zones,” while demanding strict action against the teacher and accountability from the school.
Kandhamal, Feb 3: A Class 3 student in Odisha's Simanbadi has been hospitalised after he was thrashed brutally by his school teacher.
According to reports, the disturbing case of corporal punishment has emerged from a private English medium school in Simanbadi, under Daringbadi police limits, where a Class 3 student, Prince Pradhan (9) of Karipanga village, was allegedly beaten by his mathematics teacher for failing to bring his math notebook to school.
According to reports, the teacher struck the child’s hands and back with a bamboo stick, causing serious injuries.
After returning home, his grandmother noticed the marks and questioned him. The boy later developed fever and was admitted to hospital following initial treatment at Simanbadi Health Centre.
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Parents and locals expressed outrage, pointing out that
schools have been declared “corporal punishment-free zones.” They questioned
how such inhumane treatment of young children could still occur.
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Family members have demanded strict action against the teacher and accountability from the school administration. Meanwhile, no official statement has been released by the school authorities.
Authorities are expected to investigate the matter further.
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